UP TO 25,000 jobs and a £15 billion economic boost could be created if ministers take “urgent action” to ensure old North Sea infrastructure is decommissioned, a think tank said today.Government measures to guarantee operators clean up ageing infrastructure could also provide a “critical skills bridge” for 15,000 skilled workers facing an unemployment “cliff edge” as the fossil fuel basin continues to decline, according to a report by Redwater Insights.

UP TO 25,000 jobs and a £15 billion economic boost could be created if ministers take “urgent action” to ensure old North Sea infrastructure is decommissioned, a think tank said today.

Government measures to guarantee operators clean up ageing infrastructure could also provide a “critical skills bridge” for 15,000 skilled workers facing an unemployment “cliff edge” as the fossil fuel basin continues to decline, according to a report by Redwater Insights.

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